Alon Bar-Lev 30d7e0d466 [PATCH] Dynamic kernel command-line: common ...

Current implementation stores a static command-line buffer allocated to
COMMAND_LINE_SIZE size.  Most architectures stores two copies of this buffer,
one for future reference and one for parameter parsing.

Current kernel command-line size for most architecture is much too small for
module parameters, video settings, initramfs paramters and much more.  The
problem is that setting COMMAND_LINE_SIZE to a grater value, allocates static
buffers.

In order to allow a greater command-line size, these buffers should be
dynamically allocated or marked as init disposable buffers, so unused memory
can be released.

This patch renames the static saved_command_line variable into
boot_command_line adding __initdata attribute, so that it can be disposed
after initialization.  This rename is required so applications that use
saved_command_line will not be affected by this change.

It reintroduces saved_command_line as dynamically allocated buffer to match
the data in boot_command_line.

It also mark secondary command-line buffer as __initdata, and copies it to
dynamically allocated static_command_line buffer components may hold reference
to it after initialization.

This patch is for linux-2.6.20-rc4-mm1 and is divided to target each
architecture.  I could not check this in any architecture so please forgive me
if I got it wrong.

The per-architecture modification is very simple, use boot_command_line in
place of saved_command_line.  The common code is the change into dynamic
command-line.

This patch:

1. Rename saved_command_line into boot_command_line, mark as init
   disposable.

2. Add dynamic allocated saved_command_line.

3. Add dynamic allocated static_command_line.

4. During startup copy: boot_command_line into saved_command_line.  arch
   command_line into static_command_line.

5. Parse static_command_line and not arch command_line, so arch
   command_line may be freed.

Signed-off-by: Alon Bar-Lev <[email protected]>
Cc: Andi Kleen <[email protected]>
Cc: Paul Mackerras <[email protected]>
Cc: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <[email protected]>
Cc: Richard Henderson <[email protected]>
Cc: Ivan Kokshaysky <[email protected]>
Cc: Russell King <[email protected]>
Cc: Ian Molton <[email protected]>
Cc: Mikael Starvik <[email protected]>
Cc: David Howells <[email protected]>
Cc: Yoshinori Sato <[email protected]>
Cc: Ralf Baechle <[email protected]>
Cc: Kyle McMartin <[email protected]>
Cc: Heiko Carstens <[email protected]>
Cc: Martin Schwidefsky <[email protected]>
Cc: Hirokazu Takata <[email protected]>
Cc: Paul Mundt <[email protected]>
Cc: Kazumoto Kojima <[email protected]>
Cc: Richard Curnow <[email protected]>
Cc: William Lee Irwin III <[email protected]>
Cc: "David S. Miller" <[email protected]>
Cc: Jeff Dike <[email protected]>
Cc: Paolo 'Blaisorblade' Giarrusso <[email protected]>
Cc: Miles Bader <[email protected]>
Cc: Chris Zankel <[email protected]>
Cc: "Luck, Tony" <[email protected]>
Cc: Geert Uytterhoeven <[email protected]>
Cc: Roman Zippel <[email protected]>
Cc: Greg Ungerer <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <[email protected]>

2007-02-12 09:48:37 -08:00

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calibrate.c

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do_mounts_initrd.c

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do_mounts_md.c

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do_mounts_rd.c

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do_mounts.c

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do_mounts.h

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initramfs.c

[PATCH] Add retain_initrd boot option

2007-02-11 10:51:24 -08:00

Kconfig

[PATCH] Move TASK_XACCT, TASK_IO_ACCOUNTING up in menus

2007-02-11 11:18:07 -08:00

main.c

[PATCH] Dynamic kernel command-line: common

2007-02-12 09:48:37 -08:00

Makefile

[PATCH] disable init/initramfs.c

2007-02-11 10:51:25 -08:00

noinitramfs.c

[PATCH] disable init/initramfs.c

2007-02-11 10:51:25 -08:00

version.c

Don't put "linux_banner" in the .init section

2007-01-11 18:18:04 -08:00